| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
←2017 2019 → | |
The2018 Malé League will be the eighth season of theMalé League, the top division ofMaldivianfootball under the latest update of the Maldivian football league system. The league was made up of the 8 clubs.
All eight teams play against each other in Two Round Format. Team with most total points at the end of the season will be crowned as Malé League champion. Top six teams qualify for theDhivehi Premier League. Bottom two teams play the Malé League qualification with the runner-up ofSecond Division.
The team with the most points in Malé League qualification after a two-legged group round will play in the next year's Malé League. Bottom two will be relegated to Second Division.[1]
A total of 8 teams will be contesting in the league.
| Team | Division |
|---|---|
| Eagles | Maafannu |
| Club Green Streets | Machchangolhi |
| Valencia | Machchangolhi |
| Maziya | West Maafannu |
| New Radiant | Henveiru |
| TC Sports Club | Henveiru |
| United Victory | Galolhu |
| Victory | Galolhu |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles |  Mohamed Shiyaz |  Sujan Perera |
| Green Streets | Ali Suzain | Ashad Ali |
| Valencia | Sobah Mohamed | Mohamed Sifan |
| Maziya | Ismail Mahfooz | Asadhulla Abdulla |
| New Radiant |  Óscar Bruzón | Ali Ashfaq |
| TC Sports Club | Mohamed Nizam | Farrah Ahmed |
| United Victory | Mohamed Nazeeh | Hussain Shimaz |
| Victory |  László Kiss | Shafiu Ahmed |
Players name inbold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Radiant | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 37 | 2018 Dhivehi Premier League |
| 2 | Eagles | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 25 | |
| 3 | Maziya | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 24 | |
| 4 | TC Sports Club | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Victory | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 20 | |
| 6 | Green Streets | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 14 | |
| 7 | United Victory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 9 | Malé League qualification |
| 8 | Valencia | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 45 | −34 | 7 |
| Home \ Away | EAG | GRS | VLC | MAZ | NRA | TCS | UVI | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Green Streets | 2–2 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||
| Valencia | 3–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | ||
| Maziya | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| New Radiant | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | ||
| TC Sports | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | ||
| United Victory | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Victory | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Note 1: The notion of home and away fixtures in the2018 Malé League is moot as all games are played atNational Football Stadium. As such, for the purpose of this table, the first result chronologically has been deemed that team's "home" game and the second the "away" game.
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| Victory |
A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
A total of 28 matches will be played in this round.
The qualifiers were to be played between 2018 Malé League bottom two teams–United Victory andClub Valencia, and2018 Second Division runner upJJ Sports Club. Due to unknown reasons, JJ Sports Club withdrew their chance in the qualification phase.[2]
| United Victory | 2–0 | Club Valencia |
|---|---|---|
Ali Haishan 18'Rafael Betim Marti 88' | Report |
| Club Valencia | 2–2 | United Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Sifan ?' Ansar Ibrahim 18' | Report | 30'Kordell Samuel ?'Rafael Betim Marti |
